Karl Blossfeldt Photogravures
Spectacular in their formal design, Karl Blossfeldt's photogravures are among the most beautiful botanical photographs every made. This image, Saxifraga Willkommniana, along with other photogravures from the first edition of Karl Blossfeldt's monumental book Urformen der Kunst, are offered for sale by our Santa Fe Gallery.

Signed Callahan Leads New Auction ItemsOne of the most beautiful books of Harry Callahan's work, Water's Edge, signed by Callahan, is now open for bidding. Also new this week, five books by Magnum photographers includes Werner Bischof's Japan, Rene Burri's The Gaucho, Bruce Davidson's The Bridge, Marc Riboud's The Three Banners of China, and Dan Weiner's South Africa in Transition.

Bids shown below are current as of 1:58 pm
MT, 01.07.2004
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Eugene Atget:
Trees
"These studies of trees in the park at Saint-Cloud are essentially portraits of trees, some full-length, some details of roots or trunks—each a uniquely stark, high contrast abstraction of a genteel forest through the seasons. Found in their original envelope in the libraries archives, they had remained essentially untouched since being purchased in July 1923."the publisher
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Cat# PK853H Hardbound $125.00
Online Price: $112.50 Save 10%

Mitch Epstein:
Family Business
"Family Business, an epic work about the demise of a Jewish immigrant dynasty. It traces the parallel fall of a New England town from industrial giant to drug-dealing capital. Epstein has combined formally rigorous, large-scale photographs with fluid video clips to re-create his fathers universe."—the publisher
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Muhammad Ali:
G.O.A.T
"Four years in the making, and the most comprehensive look at Ali to date, GOAT—Greatest of All Time—tips the scales at 34 kgs (75 lbs) and is 50 cm x 50 cm (20' x 20') in size. 800 pages of archival and original photographs, graphic artwork and articles and essays—many of them previously unpublished—chronicle six decades of his life in stunning detail. In addition, new work - commissioned from artist Jeff Koons - gives the Ali mythology a 21st-century edge and an entirely contemporary context."the publisher.
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Cat# TD124H Hardbound $3,000.00

S I G N E D B O O K S

Howard Schatz:
Rare Creatures - Signed
This finely-produced gem of a book contains a wonderful selection of intimate, subtly colored portraits of women by renowned photographer Howard Schatz. Limited to 1000 signed and numbered copies and unavailable through normal channels, Rare Creatures is sure to become an instant collectible.
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Howard Schatz:
Body Knots
Continuing his mesmerizing exploration of the gracefulness of the human body—work begun in his classics Pool Light and WaterDance—Schatz here presents more exquisite photographs of bodies arranged in organic positions and entanglements. Gorgeously printed on a grand scale.
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Lenswork:
10th Anniversary Issue
The tenth anniversary issue of Lenswork contains portfolios by Cosmin Bumbut, Michael Kenna, and Bradford Washburn. This issue also includes an article by editor Brooks Jensen and an interview with Michael Kenna.
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Mars Rover Captures High Resolution Images
The planetary probe Spirit successfully landed on Mars this past Saturday night. The second rover, launched days later, will land at the end of this month. A major triumph for NASA, this mission and its counterpart will photograph the surface of the red planet in high resolution and 3d. It will also sample the geology of the planet, looking for evidence of water from years past.

The picture to the left is a thumbnail of the highest resolution image ever made on the surface of another planet.

James Nachtwey Recovering
As reported by Photo District News, James Nachtwey is recovering from wounds suffered from a grenade attack in Iraq in early December. Fellow photographer Chris Anderson spoke to Nachtwey at a hospital in Baghdad about 18 hours after the attack. Anderson said Nachtwey suffered shrapnel wounds to his arms, legs and hip, but "nothing that's going to be permanently damaging."

2003 Holiday Booklist.
The 2003 Holiday Booklist features interviews with John Cohen on the young Bob Dylan and with photographer and postcard collector extraordinaire Martin Parr. Founder/Director Rixon Reed reflects on 25 years of photo-eye. The cover illustration is from The Eye Club, published by the Fraenkel Gallery. A survey of new monographs, anthologies and limited edition books fills the remainder of the Booklist.